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PANTHENOL Heumann Cream

Important notes (mandatory information)

Panthenol Heumann Cream. Active ingredient: Dexpanthenol. Areas of application: to support healing in the case of superficial minor skin and mucous membrane injuries.

For risks and side effects, read the package leaflet and consult your doctor or pharmacist.


PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Panthenol Heumann Cream
Active ingredient: Dexpanthenol

Read the entire package leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine, because it contains important information. Always use this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as directed by your doctor or pharmacist.

• Keep the package leaflet. You may want to read it again later.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• If you notice any side effects, contact your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. See section 4.
• If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 14 days, contact your doctor.

What this package leaflet contains

1. WHAT IS PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE USING PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM?
3. HOW TO USE PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM?
4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?
5. HOW TO STORE PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM?
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

1. WHAT IS PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Substance or indication group/mode of action: Panthenol Heumann Cream contains dexpanthenol, an active ingredient from the group of water-soluble vitamins. Panthenol Heumann Cream is a remedy to support wound healing. Areas of application: Panthenol Heumann Cream is used to support healing in the case of superficial minor skin and mucous membrane injuries.

2. WHAT SHOULD YOU CONSIDER BEFORE USING PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM?

Panthenol Heumann Cream must not be used if you are allergic to dexpanthenol or any of the other ingredients of this medicine listed in section 6.

Warnings and precautions

If Panthenol Heumann Cream is used in the genital or anal area at the same time as condoms, the vaseline it contains may reduce the tear resistance and thus impair the safety of condoms.

Use of Panthenol Heumann Cream together with other medicines

Inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or intend to use other medicines. No interactions with other medicines are known.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, or if you suspect you may be pregnant or intend to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine. Since it is not known how much dexpanthenol is absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin, the benefits of using Panthenol Heumann Cream on a large scale during pregnancy and breast-feeding should be carefully weighed against any possible risks. There is no fundamental restriction on use.

Driving and operating machinery

No special precautions are required.

Panthenol Heumann Cream contains benzoic acid, wool wax and cetyl stearyl alcohol

Benzoic acid can cause mild irritation to the skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Wool wax and cetyl stearyl alcohol can cause localised skin reactions (e.g. contact dermatitis).

3. HOW TO USE PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM?

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this package leaflet or exactly as agreed with your doctor or pharmacist. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Instructions for use: Open the tube and pierce the metal membrane with the spike on the screw cap.

Type of use

Unless otherwise prescribed, apply Panthenol Heumann Cream thinly to the affected areas of skin one to several times a day. The duration of treatment varies and depends on how quickly your symptoms subside. If they do not improve or even worsen, please consult your doctor.

If you have used more Panthenol Heumann Cream than you should

Even in the case of improper use (e.g. ingestion) of larger quantities, overdose symptoms are not to be expected.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

4. WHAT SIDE EFFECTS ARE POSSIBLE?

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

The following categories are used as a basis for the frequency of side effects:
Very common:	more than 1 in 10 treated persons
Common:	1 to 10 in 100 treated persons
Uncommon:	1 to 10 in 1,000 treated persons
Rare:	1 to 10 in 10,000 treated persons
Very rare:	less than 1 in 10,000 treated persons
Not known:	frequency cannot be estimated from the available data.

Very rarely, intolerance reactions in the form of contact allergies can occur when using Panthenol Heumann Cream.

Reporting of side effects

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This also applies to side effects not listed in this package leaflet. You can also report side effects directly to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Dept. of Pharmacovigilance, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175 Bonn, website: www.bfarm.de. By reporting side effects, you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.

5. HOW TO STORE PANTHENOL HEUMANN CREAM?

Keep this medicine out of the reach of children. Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the folding box and the tube after "Use by". The expiry date refers to the last day of the month indicated. Do not store above 25°C. Note on shelf life after opening: Panthenol Heumann Cream can be stored for a maximum of 28 days after opening the tube. Do not dispose of medicines in wastewater. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of the medicine when you stop using it. In this way, you help to protect the environment.

6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION

What Panthenol Heumann Cream contains

The active ingredient is: Dexpanthenol. 100 g cream contains 5.0 g dexpanthenol. The other ingredients are: benzoic acid (E 210; 1.5 mg per gram of cream, for preservation), purified water, white petroleum jelly, wool wax, liquid paraffin, wool wax alcohols, cetyl stearyl alcohol.

What Panthenol Heumann Cream looks like and contents of the pack

White cream in an aluminium tube. Panthenol Heumann Cream is available in packs of 20 g, 50 g and 100 g cream. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur and manufacturer

HEUMANN PHARMA GmbH & Co. Generica KG
Südwestpark 50
90449 Nuremberg
Telephone/fax: 0700 4386 2667
E-mail: info@heumann.de

This package leaflet was last revised in March 2015.

Source: Information from the package leaflet
Status: 01/2018
Active ingredient: Dexpanthenol. Areas of application: to support healing in the case of superficial minor skin and mucous membrane injuries.